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Paul D. Townsend 1919–1962 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 JUN 1919

Birth Location: Mathews, VA

Death Date: 6 DEC 1962

Death Location: Riverside Hosp, Newport News, VA

Father: Harry Townsend

Mother: Mable Fox

Spouse(s): Katherine Forrest

Children(s):

Paul D. Townsend was born in 1919 in Mathews, VA, the child of Harry U Townsend And Mable A Fox. Paul D. Townsend married Katherine May Forrest, and had children including Don Townsend, Paul Townsend. Paul D. Townsend passed away in 1962 in Riverside Hosp, Newport News, VA.

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Biography

  • Paul D. Townsend was born in 1919 in Mathews, VA, the child of Harry U Townsend And Mable A Fox.
  • Paul D. Townsend married Katherine May Forrest, and had children including Don Townsend, Paul Townsend.
  • Paul D. Townsend passed away in 1962 in Riverside Hosp, Newport News, VA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Paul Townsend's Ancestors

Self
Paul Townsend
1919–1962
Birth Place: Mathews, VA
Parents
Harry U Townsend
1879–1930
Worcester County, MD
Mable (A) Fox
1897–1984
Mathews, VA
Grandparents
Eleven Townsend
1838–
Maryland
Mariah (C) Townsend
1855–1910
Maryland
Richard (H) Fox
1867–1894
Virginia
Fanny Hudgins
1869–1920
Norfolk, VA
Great-Grandparents
Ephraim Townsend
1789–1841
Margaret
1802–1880
Handy Haymon
1806–1890
Harriet Crockett
1804–
Richard Fox
1824–1901
Margaret Fox
1828–1893
Isaac Hudgins
1848–1920
Julia Diggs
1850–1920
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Charles Townsend
1752–1820
Betsy
1758–
Josiah Nelson
1769–1822
Levin Haymon
1777–1844
Martha Walston
1784–1832
James Crockett
1858–1928
Joseph Fox
1785–1837
Elizabeth Fox
1785–1837
Thomas Smith
1784–
Priscilla Short
1786–
John CALLIS
1818–1892
Elizabeth Callis
1825–

Paul Townsend's Timeline

17 Records

1919
6 JUN 1919
Birth of Paul D. Townsend in Mathews, VA
Mathews, VA
1919
7 JUN 1919
Birth of Paul D. Townsend in Mathews, VA
Mathews, VA
1919
7 JUN 1919
Birth of Paul D. Townsend in Mathews, VA
Mathews, VA
1919
7 JUN 1919
Birth of Paul D. Townsend in Mathews, VA
Mathews, VA
1919
1919
Birth of Paul D. Townsend in Virginia
Virginia
1919
7 JUN 1919
Birth of Paul D. Townsend in Mathews, VA
Mathews, VA
1919
7 JUN 1919
Birth of Paul D. Townsend in Mathews, VA
Mathews, VA
1920
1920
Age 1
Paul D. Townsend resided here in Westville, Mathews, Virginia
Westville, Mathews, Virginia
1920
1920
Age 1
Paul D. Townsend resided here in Westville, Mathews, Virginia
Westville, Mathews, Virginia
1920
1920
Age 1
Paul D. Townsend resided here in Westville, Mathews, Virginia
Westville, Mathews, Virginia
1920
1920
Age 1
Paul D. Townsend resided here in Westville, Mathews, Virginia
Westville, Mathews, Virginia
1930
1930
Age 11
Paul D. Townsend resided here in Westville, Mathews, Virginia
Westville, Mathews, Virginia
1930
1930
Age 11
Paul D. Townsend resided here in Westville, Mathews, Virginia
Westville, Mathews, Virginia
1946
1946
Age 27
Paul D. Townsend resided here in Moon, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Moon, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1948
1948
Age 29
Paul D. Townsend resided here in Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Norfolk, Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 31
Paul D. Townsend resided here in Westville, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Westville, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1962
6 DEC 1962
Age 43
Death of Paul D. Townsend in Riverside Hosp, Newport News, VA
Riverside Hosp, Newport News, VA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 JUN 1919
    Event Place: Mathews, VA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Westville, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: T625_1897; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 77; Image: 742.
    [2] U.S., World War II Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard Casualties, 1941-1945
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Westville, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: 2450; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 6; Image: 342.0; FHL microfilm: 2342184
    [4] Web: Virginia, Find A Grave Index, 1607-2011
    [5] Virginia, Death Records
    [6] Virginia, Marriage Records
    [7] Virginia, Birth Records
    [8] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 4666486
    [9] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Westville, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: 1974; Page: 13; Enumeration District: 58-8

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 6 MAY 1942
    Record Source: World War II Prisoners of War, 1941-1946

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: UNKNOWN
    Event Place: Hudgins, Mathews County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Virginia, Find A Grave Index, 1607-2011
    [2] U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Westville, Mathews, Virginia
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Westville, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: 2450; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 6; Image: 342.0; FHL microfilm: 2342184

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: NA
    Event Place: Bataan, Philippines
    Record Source: U.S. Army, U.S. Forces, European Theater, Historical Division: Records, 1941-1946, Page 163 - U.S. Army, U.S. Forces, European Theater, Historical Division: Records, 1941-1946 NA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 DEC 1962
    Event Place: Riverside Hosp, Newport News, VA
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Virginia, Find A Grave Index, 1607-2011
    [2] U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave Index
    [4] Virginia, Death Records

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: World War II Prisoners of War, 1941-1946

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Westville, Mathews, Virginia
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Westville, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: T625_1897; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 77; Image: 742.

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Westville, Mathews, Virginia
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Westville, Mathews, Virginia
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Westville, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: 2450; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 6; Image: 342.0; FHL microfilm: 2342184

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: World War II Prisoners of War, 1941-1946

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Westville, Mathews, Virginia
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Westville, Mathews, Virginia
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Westville, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: T625_1897; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 77; Image: 742.

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: World War II Prisoners of War, 1941-1946

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 JUN 1919
    Event Place: Mathews, VA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 JUN 1919
    Event Place: Mathews, VA
    Record Source: U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 JUN 1919
    Event Place: Mathews, VA
    Record Source: Web: Virginia, Find A Grave Index, 1607-2011

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: World War II Prisoners of War, 1941-1946

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1919
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 20
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Navy Casualties Books

    Genealogy Event 21
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 JUN 1919
    Event Place: Mathews, VA
    Record Source: Virginia, Death Records

    Genealogy Event 22
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1946
    Event Place: Moon, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 742

    Genealogy Event 23
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 JUN 1919
    Event Place: Mathews, VA
    Record Source: U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 742

    Genealogy Event 24
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1948
    Event Place: Norfolk, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: St Helena Extension School; Year: 1948

    Genealogy Event 25
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Westville, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Westville, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: 1974; Page: 13; Enumeration District: 58-8

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